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The Douglas Cloudster II was an American prototype five-seat light aircraft of the late 1940s. It was of unusual layout with two buried piston engines driving a single pusher propeller. Only a single example was built which only flew twice as it proved too expensive to be commercially viable.

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Made by Douglas Aircraft Company.

The Douglas Cloudster II was an American prototype five-seat light aircraft of the late 1940s.2
Empty Weight Lb
3200
Eng 1 Type
six-cylinder air-cooled piston engine
First Flight
1947-03-12
Ceiling Ft
22200
Cruise Speed Mph
200
Max Speed Note
at 1
200 ft
Status
Prototype only
See Also
*Douglas Cloudster
Gross Weight Lb
5085
Capacity
4
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Climb Rate Ftmin
1500
Height In
Ferry Range Miles
1175
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
Range Miles
950
Max Speed Mph
229
Eng 1 Name
Continental E-250
Height Ft
12
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Span M
11
Prime Units
imp
Eng 1 Note
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Similar Aircraft
*Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster*Douglas DC-8 (piston airliner)*Planet Satellite
Eng 1 Hp
250
Eng 1 Number
2
Length M
12
Category
Abandoned civil aircraft projects
Cancelled aircraft projects
Douglas aircraft
Mid-engined aircraft
Pusher aircraft
United States civil utility aircraft 1940-1949

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